Literary Elements
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- Atmosphere
- the mood/surroundings of the story
- Characterization
- how the author describes a character
- Climax
- highest point of conflict
- Conflict
- a problem between two opposing sides
- Dramatic Irony
- irony when only the AUDIENCE knows about it
- Exposition
- writing that gives information
- External Conf.
- a problem between a character and an outside force
- Falling Action
- what happens after the climax and leads to the resolution
- Figurative Language
- when you say/write something that means something else
- First Person
- a character in the story tells the story
- Foreshadowing
- when the author hints about the future of the story
- Internal Conf.
- a problem within a character's own mind
- Irony
- a contrast between expectation and reality
- Literal Language
- when you say/write just what you mean
- Local Color
- details in the story specific to a certain time or place
- Man vs Man
- a problem between characters
- Man vs Nature
- a problem between a character and the environment
- Man vs Self
- a problem between a character and himself
- Man vs Society
- a problem between a character and a group of people
- Plot
- what happens in a story
- Point of view
- who is telling the story
- Resolution
- when all the problems are solved
- Rising Action
- what leads up to the climax
- Setting
- where/when the story takes place
- Situational Irony
- irony when it HAPPENS
- Suspense
- uncertainty about what will happen next
- Symbols
- things that represent other things
- Theme
- the message the author tries to convey
- Third Person
- an outside narrator tells the story
- Third person limited
- the narrator knows all about one character
- Third Person omniscient
- the narrator knows everything about the characters and problems
- Tone
- the attitude the story is written in
- Verbal Irony
- irony in a character/author's SPEECH